Premier Danielle Smith speaks to the media at the Legislature in Edmonton on Wednesday.--CP PHOTO AMBER BRACKEN

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The fall sitting of the Alberta legislature wrapped Thursday, marking the end of an historic session.

The fall session saw the UCP government invoke the notwithstanding clause four times, the most the constitutional loophole has been used in one sitting in Canadian history. The province had only passed legislation including the clause once prior to this sitting.

The clause was used for the first time this session to order Alberta teachers back to work following a three-week province-wide strike. It was used three additional times to shield laws in Bill 9 concerning names and pronouns, sports and gender-affirming care for transgender youth against le

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